Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-25

Secretary Whitney few days $50, the
President eagerly adopted il. He has
MADE ARRANGEMENTS with the directors
thst his lessons shall be
GIVEN IN PRIVATE
until he has mastered t6e art. He viii
be found there from 1850 to $3.50
3. N. When he SECURES
coed "seat" he viii purchase =
substantial roadster capable Of CARRYING
him easily, and will spend bis leisure mo-
ments galloping about the attractive sub
ufbs which Eco5n the nations capital.
Other patrons CT the sclOCI viii be Secre-
taries Whitney, Eadicott, Bsyard snd
Lamar, as we'll as many ether gentlemen
we'll known in the political and social
world.
THE ARIZONA BONANZA.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Nov. %. - Dispatches
which reach here from Arizona say that
the richness of the newlv discovered bo-
ncrz3 gold mine near Prospect has lot
been overestimsted. The discoveries Of
the mine were poor men. Their names
are Has keu and Harrington. Haskell
wes carpenter. Harrington has been
employed tor the past few years IS bar
tender. I5 Is believed if the mine
as well as it has thus far
that 1t will realize TO its fortunate pro-
prietOrs fortune Of not
less thsn 500, 600 900. The
Arizona people ssy that now that the
trouble one Indians have been driven
out If the territory the mineral belt in
10 -f4 -ufU
probably be opened up within the next
few years. The belt in question en-
braces g strip OF land about one hundred
niles long and shout twenty i've miles
wide.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Nov. % The following
Texas pensions were Issued to-day:
Mexican wer, William G. Branner, Kings
berry; Willis L. Sellmen, JeWett; Andrew
J Ashton, Georgetown: increase, navy,
fdOmss Fay, S1n Antonio; Mexican war,
John NJ. Dustin, Gonzales; Ben J. Dor
man, Pilot Point; Lyman ID. Phillips,
Roma; Martin Paine, Gainesville; In
crease, Warner u Lewis, Handy
Station; reissue, Dwight II Ostrandsr,
Lpling,
WASHINGTON NV. 23.-fne CORPS of
engineers which goes CuE 10 Nicaragua
next week to msks : preliminary loca-
ton OF the projected ship csnsl includes
$50 people. Operations will be directed
by Cnief Engineer MeaocaI and while the
survey Is going on powerful influences
will be at work here 70 secure formal
recognition 6nd Endorsement of the
scheme from Eha Fiiietb Congress. The
Esd's ship railway by way Of Tehusnte-
pee is declared by the Nicaragua people
TO be moribund and they claim De
Lesseps' Panama canal is in such
faanCisl straits as TO make it's
completion doubtful. Such being the
situation, this government will be urged
TO give Offi;isl sanction, which probsolY
means = guarantee Of bonds to the new
enterprise. The lobby embraces elements
OF nOCGble strength. Army aud navy Of
dc2rs OF high rank are enlisted Ia il, so
are some newspapers. The proposition
that public policy demands that an isth-
mus route should be under control of the
United States csD be supported By strong
arguments, and these will be made for ell
there is in them in behalf OF the Necaragus
Company.
FEDERAL BUILDING AT DALLAS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Nov. % Bids we're
opened to-day by Supervising Archi-
tect Of the Treasury for the interior finish
Of the federal building st Dallas. The
bidders were: A. Brownlee, Dallas, for
white pine, S23, 55I; Robert Mitchell, Gin
cinnati, for cypress, $751; pine, $19,-
$50; john II. Co0ter, Baltimore, cypress,
S23, 655; pine, S23 .O55; Davidson & Sons,
Chicago, cypress, Sl5 296; pine, S15.269;
John O'ConnOr. Bufalo, cypress, 800. PCS;
pine, $2I $50; Iicsbsck & Decser, San
dusky, $23, 476 and $23, 1866; McNiel Bro,
Boston, S31, 233 and S31 ,942; john Myers
& Suns, Palestine, $l7, 800 and $40, 800.
THE FISHERIES CONFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. % = Yesterdays
session OF The fisheries negotiators lasted
three hours. II conformity with q reso-
luton adopted at Mondays meeting
the officials OF the Department Of State
refuse to say anything about
the progress. As far as can be learned
there mas been no organization Of the
conference ana no one presides over the
meeting. The next session, which is to
be held Monday, will open at neon in
stead Cfast 2 O'Clock as yesterday.